Chapter 206: 205 Orange-scented Aroma
Although the whole song was almost finished, it took more than ten days for the final recording studio finished product to be born.
The arrangement of this 《Dawn》 is still very simple, with only guitar accompaniment, plus drum beat, bass, and some effect sounds at the end. However, Pei Ningle carefully adjusted the bridge part again, tried different chord progressions and singing styles, and finally selected the version she was most satisfied with.
A couple of days ago, Wang Heng would occasionally come to the recording studio to accompany her. But later on, it was Han Yixuan who accompanied her.
That afternoon, Pei Ningle and the arranger confirmed the final completed version of this song, then sent the finished product to her own mobile phone and Han Yixuan’s mobile phone.
After finishing this matter, the two young girls left the recording studio and found a small convenience store on the street side.
A skewer of grilled sausage and a small bottle of tea drink—that was Pei Ningle’s dinner.
“You’re eating so little, aren’t you hungry?” Han Yixuan, who had bought a bento next to her and was waiting for the microwave oven to heat it, asked.
Pei Ningle finished the grilled sausage in a few bites, took a gulp of tea drink, and let out a long breath.
Then, she said, “No way around it. I still have to sing later, so I don’t dare eat too much, otherwise the vocalization feeling won’t be right.”
Han Yixuan was stunned: “You still have to sing later?”
Pei Ningle nodded as if it were a matter of course: “Yeah, I do resident singing at the bar every evening.”
Han Yixuan: “But do you still have to go today? You already sang for a while this morning, then arranged with them. You should be very tired, right?”
Pei Ningle sighed: “No way around it. I already agreed. Plus, there are always people waiting for me at the bar, and I didn’t ask for leave in advance. It wouldn’t be good to say I’m not going now, right?”
Although it was a sigh, when she said this, Pei Ningle wasn’t too dejected or worried. Compared to the previous state of being stuck in a bottleneck during creation, this current feeling of fatigue yet fulfillment was obviously much better.
Picking up the bento heated in the microwave oven, Han Yixuan found a blank space in the convenience store to sit down and started eating with chopsticks.
Pei Ningle sat beside her, took out her mobile phone, plugged in headphones, and silently listened to music.
Halfway through eating, Han Yixuan suddenly leaned over to look at Pei Ningle’s mobile phone screen and said, “Xiao Le, still listening to your own achievement?”
Pei Ningle took off her headphones and smiled: “I’m really amazing!”
“Yeah, when I listened to the completed version just now, I felt the same way,” Han Yixuan said admiringly. “Xiao Le is really awesome.”
Pei Ningle thought for a moment and said, “But it’s also thanks to him that I could find that final feeling for this song. When I was stuck at the bottleneck, I had already conceived most of the verse part…”
Han Yixuan frowned, sensing that things might not be so simple. In the past few days, it seemed some things she didn’t know had happened?
She asked nonchalantly: “Thanks to whom? Wang Heng?”
Pei Ningle nodded: “Yeah, that day he took me to Xichun Road. We wandered around for a long time, looking for inspiration…”
Han Yixuan: “And then you found inspiration? You didn’t get the inspiration from him, did you?”
“It shouldn’t count. How can you get inspiration for writing a song just by seeing someone? But after eating a lot of things, I sat there, some memories flashed through my mind, and then I got inspiration… Maybe it did have something to do with him being next to me? Ah, I don’t know!” At this point, Pei Ningle stuck out her little tongue a bit embarrassedly.
Han Yixuan silently lowered her head to eat, while one thought was in her mind: No relationship, this way of finding inspiration is fine, as long as it’s not zero-distance contact.
Anyway, Wang Heng now has a nominal girlfriend. Even if it’s just a shield, at least Xiao Le should understand there’s no opportunity to take advantage!
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Late at night, after finally finishing this performance, Pei Ningle returned to her apartment. After simply brushing her teeth and washing her face, she flopped onto the bed and couldn’t get up.
Han Yixuan followed to the bedroom and reminded: “Aren’t you going to change clothes?”
Pei Ningle’s little face was buried in the pillow, and she said feebly: “Not changing clothes. I’ll have time tomorrow to change the bed sheet.”
Han Yixuan: “So you’re just going to sleep like this?”
“Yeah,” Pei Ningle mumbled softly, “Xiao Xuan, join me…”
Han Yixuan stood by the bed, looking at the young girl whose side face touched the pillow and fell asleep instantly, feeling quite emotional.
The whole day, from the recording studio to the bar, she felt tired just accompanying her. And Pei Ningle had to concentrate whether discussing arrangement or singing, staying spirited—how could she not be tired after that?
Fortunately, Pei Ningle was done for today and could rest assured. Plus, there was nothing to do tomorrow, so she could sleep in comfortably?
Thinking about her own course schedule, Han Yixuan confirmed she had no class tomorrow morning, so staying here tonight wasn’t impossible. But the problem was, there was only one bedroom and one bed in this room—where would she sleep?
Han Yixuan looked around, her gaze landing on the bed.
The petite young girl was lying there, and there was still quite a bit of blank space on the bed—more than enough for another girl to lie down.
“This is the first time sleeping with someone else… But just like this? At least wash my hair, right?”
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The next morning, as soon as Pei Ningle woke up, she smelled a familiar citrus fragrance.
She sat up bewildered, only then realizing there was someone else beside her.
It was Han Yixuan, eyes closed, still asleep in her dreams.
The fragrance was wafting from Han Yixuan’s long hair, but why did it smell so familiar?
Pei Ningle, just woken up, thought for a few more seconds and realized this scent was her own shampoo. In other words, Han Yixuan had used her shampoo last night.
In comparison, Pei Ningle herself looked much messier. She picked up her mobile phone in black screen state, used it as a mirror to check, and saw her bangs flatly stuck to her forehead.
Pei Ningle quietly got out of bed, preparing to take a shower. But at that moment, the mobile phone ringtone rang.
Because she subconsciously didn’t want to wake Han Yixuan, she quickly answered the call, then heard Wang Heng’s voice:
“How about it? Did you finish that song?”
Pei Ningle said softly: “It’s done. I’ll send it to you later to listen.”
Wang Heng: “Why so quiet? Is someone next to you?”
“Uh… Xiao Xuan is here, sleeping.”
“Hm?” Wang Heng on the other end of the phone noticed something odd. “She’s already here to accompany you this early? Or did she not go back to the dormitory last night?”
Pei Ningle: “…”
The young girl was already in disarray.
Why did it feel like being caught in the act!
Looking again at Han Yixuan sleeping soundly beside her… Was it really caught in bed?
But soon, Wang Heng laughed: “No relationship. It’s normal for girls to be intimate.”
Pei Ningle was even more in disarray.
Was it an illusion? Why did Wang Heng’s tone seem a bit… gratified?
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